Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method of security function activation for a mobile electronic device
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Application No.: US13158202Application Date: 2011-06-10
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Publication No.: US08386805B2Publication Date: 2013-02-26
- Inventor: Herbert A. Little , Neil P. Adams , Scott W. Totzke
- Applicant: Herbert A. Little , Neil P. Adams , Scott W. Totzke
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee: Research In Motion Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Agency: Conley Rose, P.C.
- Agent J. Robert Brown, Jr.
- Main IPC: G06F21/00
- IPC: G06F21/00
Abstract:
A system and a method are provided for activating one or more security functions of a mobile electronic device. The system and method provide for the activation of one or more security functions when the mobile electronic device is stored in a mobile electronic device holder. Security functions include, for example, closing a data item currently being displayed on the mobile electronic device, erasing decrypted information stored on the mobile electronic device, locking the mobile electronic device, and performing a secure garbage collection operation.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110239292A1 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SECURITY FUNCTION ACTIVATION FOR A MOBILE ELETRONIC DEVICE Public/Granted day:2011-09-29
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